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Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 in Beijing
Date & Time:
Dec 5, 1968
Operator:
Registration:
640
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Suffered an accident in Beijing.
Crash of a Tupolev TU-104B in Irkoutsk: 33 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 13, 1963 at 0506 LT
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-42492
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Beijing– Irkotsk – Omsk – Moscow
MSN:
0 2 16 05
YOM:
26
Flight number:
SU012
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
30
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
33
Aircraft flight hours:
2497
Aircraft flight cycles:
1138
Circumstances:
On final approach to Irkustk-Intl Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and a visibility below minima. The airplane lost height and struck approach lights located 2,450 meters short of runway 29 threshold. It then struck a hill, flew on a distance of 570 meters and eventually crashed in flames 1,880 meters short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and two passengers were rescued while 33 other occupants were killed, among them the spouse of the Ambassador of Albania in China.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the sudden loss of altitude on final approach was the consequence of an excessive accumulation of water in the Pitot tubes, which resulted in the modification of several instrument settings and caused the aircraft to adopt an approach configuration not in accordance with the published procedures. It was reported that weather information related to Irkutsk Airport and transmitted to the crew were inaccurate and failed to reflect the truth. Also, the person in charge of the weather forecast bulletin at departure airport failed to double check the information and transmitted inaccurate data. At the time of the accident, the weather conditions at Irkutsk airport were poor and the visibility was below minima. Despite this situation, ATC at Irkutsk-Magan Airport cleared the crew to land and failed to instruct him to divert to another airport.
Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 near Xi'an: 14 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 5, 1958
Operator:
Registration:
632
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Chengdu – Beijing
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
En route from Chengdu to Beijing, the airplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area located 70 km from Xi'an. All 14 occupants were killed.
Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Shijiazhuang: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 17, 1947
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Shijiazhuang – Beijing
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in a field few minutes after takeoff from Shijiazhuang Airport while on a cargo flight to Beijing. All three crew members were killed.
Ground accident of a Lockheed 14-WG3 Super Electra in Qingdao
Date & Time:
Dec 10, 1938
Operator:
Registration:
J-BDOB
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Qingdao – Beijing – Tokyo
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft named 'Ishikari' suffered a ground accident at Tsing Tao (Qingdao) Airport while taxiing and came to rest upside down. There were no casualties.
